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Daniel Girardi
Daniel Girardi

New York Times, Thursday, August 1, 1985

Author:
Daniel Girardi
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 39, Avg Word Len: 5.17, Missing: { J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 262 (avg 1.41)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 10, FITB: 4, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 23.6
Daniel Girardi has 41 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1985, The New York TimesNo. 13,050
Across
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Leader's concern : MORALE
7
Sententious : TERSE
12
Kin of boa constrictors : ABOMAS
13
Mad; wild : FRENETIC
16
Waterway : SLUICE
17
Young entrepreneur's offering : LEMONADE
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Games pieces : TILES
19
Family member : MOM
20
Lop : SEVER
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Alike, in Amiens : EGAL
22
Gypsy's card : TAROT
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Milne's "When We ___ Very Young" : WERE
25
Physicist's measure : RAD
26
Hit or miss : ERRATIC
28
Draft initials : SSS
29
Brew maker : TEABAG
31
Poetry of a people : EPOS
33
Renaissance sword : ESTOC
34
Spartacus, e.g. : SLAVE
37
Grafted, in heraldry : ENTE
39
Impassive : STOLID
40
They arrest AWOL's : MPS
43
Alpine warbler : YODELER
45
Receptacle for three men : TUB
47
Schonberg's "Moses und ___" : ARON
49
Kitchen utensil : RICER
50
Fresh-water fish : DACE
51
Seneca's suppers : CENAE
53
Tainted : BAD
54
Macho type : HEMAN
55
Winter woe : HEADCOLD
57
Abraham, e.g. : SEMITE
58
Dubs : ENTITLES
59
Youngster in a pride : LIONET
60
Lute of N India : SAROD
61
TV's Matt Dillon : ARNESS
Down
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Conquer : MASTER
2
Compel : OBLIGATE
3
Drum rolls : ROULADES
4
Swiss poet, philosopher: 1821–81 : AMIEL
5
Varnish bases : LACS
6
Suffix with Annam : ESE
7
Pro ___ : TEM
8
He lived 905 years : ENOS
9
Freshen : RENEW
10
Barrel parts : STAVES
11
Down producers : EIDERS
13
Plant life : FLORA
14
Distant : REMOTE
15
Demeter's Roman counterpart : CERES
19
Edge: Abbr. : MARG
22
Powerful caterpillar : TRACTOR
23
Tout : TIPSTER
26
Hardwood : EBONY
27
Complexion : COLOR
30
Greek goddess of punishment : ATE
32
Mineo or Maglie : SAL
35
Whole grain has it : VITAMINE
36
Imparts learning : EDUCATES
38
Fit for consumption : EDIBLE
39
Yukon vehicle : SLED
40
Papier-___ : MACHE
41
Dolls up : PREENS
42
Musical form : SONATA
44
Modified organisms : ECADS
46
Poetic American siblings : BENETS
48
Rock bottom : NADIR
50
Rum, to some : DEMON
52
Prefix for plasm : ECTO
54
Edsel Ford, e.g. : HEIR
56
Antiquated : OLD
57
Historian Marshall : SLA

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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